BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Gerhardus Steyn
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:62233
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:08/01/1902
Date arrival:25/12/1901
Date departure:22/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Krugersdorp RC
Tent number:981
Notes:RT 981
(Came in 25/12/1901 with 8 other to surrender but failed to report himself until 8/1/1902)
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:24/02/1902
Date departure:24/04/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Lancaster
Tent number:235
Farm History
Name:Klipspruit
District:Krugersdorp
Notes:share of farm
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:to Bronkhorstspruit 24/12/1901
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:S 14
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0981
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.114a


Acknowledgments: The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is not responsible for the contents of the database. The help of the following research assistants is gratefully acknowledged: Ryna Boshoff, Murray Gorman, Janie Grobler, Marelize Grobler, Luke Humby, Clare O’Reilly Jacomina Roose, Elsa Strydom, Mary van Blerk. Thanks also go to Peter Dennis for the design of the original database and to Dr Iain Smith, co-grantholder.